Yak and Yarn

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults, Seniors
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Discussion Groups
Details:

Come and socialize with fellow knitting, crocheting and sewing enthusiasts! All levels welcome. Bring your current project to work on.

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

10:15am - 11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Partners in Play®

10:15am - 11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Short Story Discussion Group

10:15am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Details:

The Short Story Discussion group meets the second Thursday of each month. Readings will be from "The Best American Short Stories of the Century" (expanded edition, 1999), edited by John Updike.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:

For infants to five years, attending with caregiver. The storytime includes simple stories, nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Space is limited. Free tickets are available at the youth desk beginning at 10 a.m.

Toddler Time: St. Patrick's Day

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Families
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:

 

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Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Outdoor Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Reading Garden
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Reading Garden
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:

Join us outside in the Golden Reading Garden for stories, rhymes, music and other early literacy activities!

Preschool Storytime: St. Patrick's Day

11:00am - 12:00pm
Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years), Families
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Storytimes
Details:

 

Join us for a fun-filled morning of stories, songs, kindergarten readiness skills, and craft activities for the whole family! 

 

Recommended for ages 3-5.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Forty Carrots: Partners in Play

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years), Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Partners in Play®

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Birth to 1 year), Toddlers (1 to 3 years)
Program Type: Storytimes
Details:

For mobile babies to 5 years old. Drop in to enjoy a special uninterrupted playtime with your child in our FREE Partners in Play® (PIP) groups. Meet our friendly Parenting Educators and discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand.

Reservation

Venice Nokomis Women's Club

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Community Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Membership meeting

Beginning Genealogy

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Creation Station, Lifelong Learning, Genealogy
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Details:

Learn how to research and document your ancestors and family history with members of the Englewood Genealogical Society using online genealogical resources. We'll begin the search with you and your immediate family.

Quirky Knitters

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Room
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Library Branch: Elsie Quirk Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs, Lifelong Learning
Details:

Bring your projects, patterns, and questions to Elsie Quirk Library and join the Quirky Knitters for an afternoon of knitting and crochet.  All skill levels welcome.  Registration is not required, so come on in to knit and chat!

Master Gardener Plant Clinic

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Conference Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living
Details:

Sarasota County Extension Services Master Gardeners are here to help folks identify plants, flowers, etc. as well as care for them.

Get expert advice on your landscaping needs.

ECHO Global Farming: DIY Tools and Technologies that Change Lives

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Shannon Staub Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Green Living, Lectures, One Book Sarasota
Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Details:

A look at how this non-profit organization empowers and assists farmers in East Africa to grow sustainably and feed their families by utilizing the “Take what you have and make what you need” philosophy.

Spanish Conversation Group

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room B
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Library Branch: Gulf Gate Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Clubs, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning
Details:

For people who want to improve their Spanish speaking skills.  Come practice your pronunciation and oral understanding through conversation and instruction of this romantic language.  Everyone is welcome.

Reservation

Venice Musicale Board Meeting

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Conference Room
Purpose of Meeting

Venice Musical Board Meeting

LAST Stop @ North Port Library (Teen Hang Out)

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Creation Station
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Library Branch: North Port Library
Room: Creation Station
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Lifelong Learning
Details:

LAST Stop is a drop-in program designed for teens in 6th through 12th grade to participate in fun activities, talk with friends, have snacks, and play games. The program is open to any teen who agrees to follow the Teen Room Code of Conduct.

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Reservation

Sarasota Sister Cities

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

“Getting Out of Yugoslavia as it Collapsed by Train” Richard Wires, SCAS Member

Taiwan Sister City Visit, Beth Ruyle and Craig Hullinger

Students Impact! Community Service Team

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Youth Activity Room
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Library Branch: Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Clubs, Lifelong Learning, Special Events, Volunteer Orientations & Programs
Details:

Calling all students in Grades 3-12!  Do you want to make an impact in the world, make new friends, and have fun? If so, we hope you'll join our Students Impact! Community Service Team.

Tween/Teen Board Game Time

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Age Group: Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Games
Details:

Hang out in the teen room and play board games with other friendly teens and tweens. Games and tables will be available on a first come, first served basis. 

Virtual Dungeons and Dragons (LIVE)

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Registration Closed
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Games, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Details:

Play the classic role-playing game with a new group of players/adventurers.

Family Hula Hooping Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Meeting Room
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Fruitville Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Families
Program Type: Games, Healthy Living
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Details:

All ages. Taught by Amy Raspiller, Family Hooping Club combines creativity, amazing tricks/Illusions, and movement with hula hoops and music. There are hoops for all ages and sizes, which means that anyone can learn to hoop, even adults!

Disclaimer(s)

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net/ADA.

Teen Movie Nights

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Teen Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Movies
Details:

Teens! Vote for a movie out of 5 chosen by me, Blaise (or whoever is here). Blockbuster hits or an indie film? Superheros, romance, comedy, scifi? You and your friends decide. There may or may not be popcorn. Life is uncertain and so is popcorn.

VPL Thursday Evening Films

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Community Room
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Library Branch: William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Details:

Luck of the Irish Film Series

Brooklyn

PG-13. Twentieth Century Fox

Ukraine - What Does the Invasion Mean For All of Us?

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Registration Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Selby Library
Room: Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning, Lectures
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Details:

The Other Europe will present a short film and slide presentation introducing the topic of Ukraine.